Swallow it,
the guts and...

It caught me off guard.
A real, honest, apology...

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Part of me wants to effortlessly smile...

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I can't breathe...

I am perpetually waking up
from the impact of you...

Tomorrow, I will be alone,
but I am not apprehensive...

I regret not killing you.
I could have done it quickly, without a trace...

The blackbirds hit our homes like hailstorms.
None of us in that cobblestone mansion...

At dawn, thrushes and finches
decorate her windowsill...

You are sharing a revered space with spirits
who chant their somber and hungry lyrics...

Droplets of whiskey
perfume the air as the winter...

I question spring's authenticity-
if she truly means to test my longing...